12 responses to ““Almost Home””

Wow, that is some “authentic” BBQ! Makes me wonder if it wasn’t a special show for the vegetarian!?
That cabin looks super welcoming (except for maybe the spider). In my case, they could name it “Better Than Home”.

Better than home. 🙂 That was funny. Not true, but funny!
I suppose we were in the right place at the right time at Martin’s, although Mario didn’t think so. And every time I turned to take a picture, she’d get a glimpse.
It’s all good though. We ate at Bean Trees the next day…

Like Abby said, wow. Those are my kind of accommodations. I prefer the remote, rustic cabins over the typical touristy rooms. Looks like you are fairly remote and isolated in a beautiful settings. I imagine some really pretty morning runs through the woods. Just keep an eye out for those quirky backwoods country folk (queue the banjos). Love the back deck. Good spot for some morning coffee.

Interesting BBQ joint. I bet you didn’t quite expect to get a show with your brisket. That alone would make for an interesting write up on TripAdvisor. So,would be that a step up or down from Grumpy’s?

It was definitely remote, and definitely rustic, and the deck was perfect for coffee. As for the run, well just wait until you hear about THAT.
Martins was by far a step up from Grumpy’s. Even with the show. At least it was proof that they actually smoke ’em there.

Not so rustic I suppose. We had internet and dish TV. All the comforts of home, just way up on a mountain.
Having lived in Greece as a youngster, I often saw pig and lamb roasting over an open pit. Not that it made THIS any easier to see.
I can eat the standard beef, chicken, turkey and pork. Even lamb if it’s cooked a certain way. But rabbit, buffalo, alligator… anything out of the norm… and I take a pass.

I don’t think I could have eaten. I KNOW where it comes from. I think the actual way they slaughter is barbaric. But to see that cute little butt and tail……………. Like I said a few posts ago, we stayed at ABOVE AND BEYOND and discovered it was THE highest cabin in Gatlinburg. Had to worry about overheating our brakes when we were brave enough to drive down the mountain to go into town. But, no spiders. Just bears. I prefer bears. lol

I wonder if we stayed in the same cabin! Our brakes were smokin’ by the time we got down, and the engine was just as strained each time we went up. I was happy not to run into any bears. Would have been happier not to have seen a huge spider in our tub too!
Not sure we would do it again, but it’s nice to be able to say “been there done that”.

I wasn’t too shocked when they put the whole pig on the smoker, but when they brought out the hammer and chisel, I cringed a bit and tried not to think about what they were doing.
And once Hubby got rid of the spider, we made a rule that nobody was allowed to mention it again. *shiver*